Cleantech Leader of the Year
Dr. Sultan al Jaber

Dr. al Jaber is CEO of the Masdar Initiative of the United Arab Emirates. He oversees a $15 billion dollar fund from the emirate of Abu Dhabi, the largest pool of capital yet allocated by a government towards cleantech initiatives (see Google, Masdar receive 2008 Cleantech Awards.)

Cleantech Corporation of the Year
Google
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Search juggernaut Google has launched an ambitious effort to try to make renewable energy cheaper than coal (see Google creates renewable R&D group), is working to make its data centers more energy efficient and to save energy on billions of users' computer desktops (see Green Grid joined by Climate Savers initiative from Google & Intel) and has a multi-million dollar program to help accelerate plug-in hybrid vehicles technology borne out of a pet project by company engineers (see Plug-in hybrids can Google for cash.)

Most Promising Technology
Simbol Mining Corporation
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Simbol was voted most promising technology by attendees of Cleantech Forum XVI in San Francisco on the promise of its method for extracting valuable minerals and metals from geothermal brines.